Tie knot holder



May 2, 944. 5. B. BANKSON TIE KNOT HOLDER Filed March 24, 1943 INVENTOR. 5EVER/N B. BANKSON ATTORNEYS Patented May 2,

rm mvo'r noLnsa Severin B. Bankson, San Francisco, Calif. Application March 24, 1943, Serial No. 480,394 6 Claims. (01. 2-153) springs I and II have their free endspassing The present invention relates to improvements in a tie knot holder, and it consists of the combinations, constructions and arrangements hereinafter'described and claimed.

An object of my invention is to provide a tie knot holder that is made of a flexible and transparent material and is adapted to act as a form for a tie knot so that it is not necessary for the wearer to pass the midportion of the tie around the back of the neck and then make the usual four-in-hand knot with the ends of the tie. The invention is a very simple one and comprises but two pieces: a flexible, transparent supporting body and a wire spring. -The wire spring performs two functions: (1) providing a yielding body or form for the tie knot, and (2) securing the device to a collar button for-supporting the device in proper place. 'The spring is so constructed that the portion engaging with the collar button act as an additional spring extension for the portion that supports the tie knot.

Other objects and advantages will appear in the following specification, and the novel features of the device will be particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing forming a part of this application, in which:

Figure 1 is a front elevation of the device;

Figure 2 is a side elevation;

through the openings I2jand l3 and a loop portion I4 is integral with the leaf springs l0 and II and extends along the rear face 9 of the member A. The openings i2 and I3 are about twice the diameter of the wire'B.

Figure 1 illustrates the loop H as having a wide button .receiving recess l5 and a smaller recess it at its top for receiving the shank of the collar button or the threads that secure the button to the collar. Since the openings l2 and. I3 are about twice the diameter of the wire, they will upper edge l8 of the body member A. Themid- Figures 3 and 4 illustrate how the tie is secured to the device to form a knot; and

Figure 5 is a section along the line 5--5 of Figure 4.

While I have shown only the preferred form of my invention, it should be understoodthat various changes or modifications may be made within the scope of the appended claims without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In'carrying out my invention 1 provide a Y- shaped body member or holder,'indicated generally at A. The body is formed of a transparant and flexible material and has two wings l and 2 that are adapted to be received in the sides of the collar, not shown. A depending portion 3 is integral with the wings i and 2 and supports a flexible wire, indicated generally at 3. Figures 1 and 2 show the ends 4 and 5 of the Wire passed through openings 6 and l in the member A, the wire ends 3 and 5 being crimped to contact with both the front and rear surfaces 8 and Q of the .body member A, see Figure 2. The wire has leaf spring portions i8 and ii that extend from the ends t and 5 down to openings 62 and is provided in the depending portion 3.

portion of the tie is passed around in back of the wing I, see Figure 3, and in front of the small tie end i'l. Figure 4 illustrates how the large end IQ of the tie is passed around in back of the wing 2 and then is brought over the small end l1 and in back of the'central portion 20 of the tie. When the two ends I! and I9 are pulled downwardly, they will cause the central portion 20 of the tie'to be pulled tightly around the tie portions that overlie the leaf springs II. The result is the formation of a tie knot that closely resembles a standard i'our-in-hand knot. Figure 5 illustrates how the leaf springs in and It support the tie knot so as to give the central portion 2d the proper curvature to simulate a fourin-hand knot. The wire loop i5 and the smaller loop l6 extend in back of the tie portions that lie against the rear face 9 of the member A.

When the tie is once secured to the body memher A, it need not be retied. The device with the tie can be placed in position in the collar with the wings i and 2 hidden by the sides of the collar, and the collar button received in the small recess it of the loop so as to support the device in proper position. Inasmuch as the wings I and 2 are transparent, they will be invisible should any portion of them be uncovered by the sides of the collar. Moreover the flexible nature of the wings permits them to curve and conform to the curve in the collar without creating any bulge in the front of the collar. The tie knot will be resiliently supported by the leaf springs H and The leaf added resiliency will be afiorded to the leaf device to a particular collar.

springs H by the fact that .the loop portion I4 is integral with the leaf springs and has its reduced end |6.anchored to the collar button. The member A can be of different shapes and sizes to take care of collars of different types. In like man-- nor the loop H can have its small recess i6 disposed at different heights to accommodate the It will be noted in Figure 1 that the wire has portions 2i and 22 bent outwardly, these portions being disposed immediately in back of the rear face 9 of the member A. The portions provide a double function in that they make a large loop i d that will receive a collar button and they also act as a stop against the rear face 9 to limit the outward swinging of the leaf springs iii and i I away from the front face 8.

I claim:

1. A tie-knot holder comprising a resilient and transparent Y-shaped member with two flexible wing portions designed to be received in the sides of a collar and a depending portion, a resillent wire carried by the member and having its ends secured to the member, said wire having leaf-spring-like portions on the front face of the member for forming a hollow body for a tie knot and having a button receiving portion disposed on the rear face of the member for connecting the device to a collar button where it is supported in proper position, said member having openings in its depending portion for slidably receiving the wire lengths that connect the leaf springs with the button receiving portion.

2. A tie-knot holder comprising a resilient and transparent Y-shaped member with two flexible wing portions designed to be received in the sides of a collar and a depending portion, a resilient wire carried by the member and having its ends secured to the member, said wire having leafspring-like portions on the front face of the member for forming a hollow body for a tie knot and having a button receiving portion disposed on the rear face of the member for connecting the device to a collar button where it is supported in proper position, said member having openings for slidably receiving the wire portions that connect the leaf spring portions with the button receiving portion, the button receiving portion increasing the effective length of the spring portions to make the latter more resilient.

3. A tie-knot holder comprising a Y-shaped member formed from a resilient and transparent material, the flexible wings of the Y being received in the collar, and a spring wire having its ends secured to the member and curved leafspring portions extending from the secured ends over the front face of the depending portion of the member, said depending member portion having openings for slidably receiving the wire portions disposed at the free ends of the leafsprings, said wire having a looped portion on th rear face of the member for engaging with a collar button, the looped portion being enlarged for receiving a collar button and the enlarged portion being disposed close to the openings in the member and acting as a stop for limiting the swinging of the leaf-springs abovethe front surface.

4. In a tie-knot holder, a Y-shaped member made of transparent resilient material, the wings of the Y being receivable in the collar and the depending portion receiving a tie knot, the top edge of the member disposed between the wings being elongated to provide suflicient space to receive tie portions, a resilient wire having its ends anchored to the member and two parallel portions extending from the ends and lying in front of the member, said depending portion having openings for slidably receiving the parallel wire portions, the portion of wire extending in back of the member having a large buttonreceiving portion and a small portion for receiving the button shank.

5. A tie-knot holder comprising a Y-shaped member formed from a resilient transparent material, the wings of the member being receivable in the collar, and means for supporting the memher on a collar button, said means comprising a resilient wire with ends secured to the member and parallel leaf-spring portions extending downwardly from the ends over the front face of the depending portion of the member, said depending portion having openings for slidably receiving the free ends of the leaf-spring portions.

the remainder of the wire being formed into a loop for receiving a collar button and a reduced recess for receiving the shank of the button or the threads securing-the button to the collar.

6. A tie-knot holder comprising a Y-shaped member formed from a resilient transparent material, the wings of the member being receivable in the collar, and means for supporting the member on a collar button, said means comprising a resilient wire with ends secured to the member and parallel leaf-spring portions extending downwardly from the ends over the front face of the depending portion of the member, said depending portion having openings for slidably receiving the free ends of the leaf-spring portions, the remainder of the wire being formed into a loop for receiving a collar button and a reduced recess for receiving the shank of the button or the threads securing the button to the collar, the portions of the wire loop disposed adjacent to the openings being bent outwardly at right angles to lie parallel with the rear face of the depending member to act as stops for limiting the flexing of the leaf-springs away from the front face of the member.

SEVERIN B. BANKSON. 

